Historical clue formulations

• Big Apple athlete — 2025-12-19
• New York basketball player — 2024-07-16
• M.S.G. athlete — 2023-09-20
• Walt Frazier or Patrick Ewing — 2012-03-21
• Bill Bradley, once — 2010-12-10
• Madison Sq. Garden player — 2010-05-12
• New York hoopster — 1999-10-10
• New York hoopster — 1997-08-26
• Patrick Ewing, for one — 1996-09-30